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After reports last year of "raccoon dog" fur being used and labeled as faux fur, the Humane Society came out with a few quick tests you can use to test whether any animals were hurt in production. First, look at the

Three of the Fastest Electric Cars
Now that's a nice family reunion. From left to right, the Tango (0 to 60 in around 4 seconds), the Tesla Roadster (0 to 60 mph in around 4 seconds), and the Wrightspeed X1 (0 to 60 in 3 seconds). What they have in

Pet Fashion Week may be a bit of a misnomer for the two-day pet-lifestyle trade show that took place in New York City over the weekend, but don't tell that to the dogs who roamed the floors of the sprawling exhibition space dressed to maim, if not to

Cleo, spokescat for the Environmental Working Group's Pets for the Environment offers a rundown on the pros and cons of various kitty litters on the market, as well as the dos and don'ts of poop disposal. (Be sure to watch

A reader complained about a statement in How to Green Your Pet, where we said "Pet breeders have only one goal in mind—to raise large quantities of purebred animals for profit" and went on to encourage adopting unwanted pets, (which you can do at

Bark for Peace! dog treats are more than wholesome, organic, non-GMO, gluten-free, corn-free snacks packaged in natural, biodegradable cellophane with labels printed on 100% PCW paper that are carbon-neutral shipped and delivered &mdash; they embody a

Dogs can be wonderful creatures, but they do tend to leave deposits, which in most places have to be picked up, usually in plastic bags, and then disposed of. It is often an unpleasant task; that is why we are so excited about Poop-freeze, the new way

We love product service systems, where you borrow or rent instead of own. On April Fools Day we showed Puppy The World, a PPS where one can rent a dog; Now we present Neko JaLaLa, or the Cat Café. You don't get to rent the cat, but you get to join them

Big Shrimpy's Whisker-Wide Bowl ($24) for fusspot felines is handcrafted in the United States using 100 percent recycled glass. It's defining feature? The bowl is shallow and wide enough to fit the entire width of your kitty's distinguished whiskers, so

TreeHugger adores product service systems; Though the name is easy to trip over, the concept is brilliant: that there are ways to rent products or services on-demand, and then just pass them on where you're done.

These days, you can buy everything from hemp dog Frisbees to organic catnip to biodegradable pooper scoopers, and the eco-friendly pet product industry is expected to hit nearly $1 billion in sales by next year. You may already know how to green your

I love alternating tread stair designs and I love beating Justin to them. Here is one for cats! Just as our Architectura prefab doghouse was cheaper than the real thing, we can now afford a fancy alternate tread cat stairway for two hundred bucks. I

Our new puppy will be so happy in his new architectura prefab. "Inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, architectura is a pet house designed for dogs and cats. slatted walls on two sides provide excellent ventilation and a fun place for pets to

Get set for a greener Harry Barker this spring: Besides switching its bed inserts to fibers made from 100 percent recycled polyethylene terephthalate (also known as, aptly enough, PET, the same material soda bottles are made of), the pet-goods purveyor

1) Forums user inkabinkaboo182 has a question about a new member of the family: "I just got a new dog yesterday (adopted from a shelter, of course!), and I'm having trouble finding organic goods for him. He's a big, 70 lbs, dog, and not yet fully grown

A big green wave and hello to graduate student Lauren Grochmal, the fifth and final subject of this week's Citizen Profile series that featured some folks who visited the TreeHugger booth at this year's Green Fest DC. Each won the opportunity to spend

Awww c'mon, unless you're traveling across America with a caravan of performing dachshunds, or you're running an animal shelter in the middle of the Sahara, do you really need the so-called convenience of disposable plastic pet-bowl liners? (We don't